FKIE_CVE-2018-5236

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-06-20 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:59
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.
References
secure@symantec.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@symantec.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@symantec.comhttps://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
symantec endpoint_protection *
symantec endpoint_protection 12.1
symantec endpoint_protection 14.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:59:53.557",
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